Clinical Interests: Neonatal resuscitation, procedural skills, and care of extremely premature infants.

Scholarly Focus: Medical education and the use of medical simulation to improve clinical skills and patient outcomes.

Research Funding:

2020 ‐ 2022 Intubating Laryngeal Mask Airway for  Neonate.  UW  Washington  Entrepreneurial  Research Evaluation and Commercialization Hub (WE‐REACH) U01 HL152401‐01. Role: PI, Total award: $199,500

2018‐2021 Next Generation Integrated Curriculum and Trainer for Neonate Resuscitation.

NIH/NICHD R21 HD091687. Role: Co‐PI, Total Award: $259,918

2019‐2023             Patient Safety Learning Laboratory to Enhance the Value and Safety of Neonatal Interfacility Transfers in a Regional Care Network. AHRQ R18 HS027259. Role: Co‐I, Total award: $2,422,385

Administration/Education Roles: Locally, Dr. Sawyer is the Director of Medical Simulation at Seattle Children's Hospital, Associate Vice Chair for Regional Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, and the Director of Outreach Education for the UW Neonatal Education and Simulation‐based Training (NEST) Program. Nationally and internationally, Dr. Sawyer is the Founder and Chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Simulation and Innovative Learning Methods, Executive Committee Member of the International Pediatric Simulation Society, a member of International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) Neonatal Delegation, and a member of the Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Steering Committee.